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Jerzy Mruk
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Jerzy Mruk (17 February 1938 – 29 October 2023) was a Polish ice hockey goaltender and manager, widely credited with popularising the sport in his native country.[1]
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Mruk coached the Poland national team a record 161 times[1] including (alongside Leszek Lejczyk) at the Winter Olympics in Calgary in 1988 and Albertville in 1992.
After his coaching career he went on to work on behalf of the PZHL.[1] He was also one of the initiators of the play-off system in the PLH.[1]
Mruk died on 29 October 2023, at the age of 85.[2]
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